"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.
  • Made of ( তৈরি ) This ring is made of gold.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Yield to ( আত্মসমর্পণ করা ) He Yielded to his enemy.
  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.

Idioms:

  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.